City thrift stamp drive targets 575 start for 1500 students
Thrift stamp campaign officials say 575 is needed to place a twenty five cent stamp on each student thrift card for 1500 pupils. Business leaders pledge initial support as a 1500 stamp sale would yield 6900 in war savings. County figures name L A Hooper Bluefield as chair with new members and sub committees outlined.
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A. FE. Caffee
Princeton Banking Co
T. M. Fry
First National Bank
F. Cleghan
Virginian Bank of Commerce
L. A. Hooper
Bluefield
Tom Moore
J. L. Brayshaw
Hartley Sanders
J. P. Mardy
Charles B. Hedrick
F. H. Downey
FE. Bailey
A. S. Fortune
W. J. Elliot
L. G. Bowling
T. M. Johnston
H. FE. DeJarnette
F. C. McDowell
J. M Smith
H. Barbakow
Mr. Hooper
F. McArcher
County Court Reviews Road Project with Bonding Firm
The county court plans a meeting tomorrow with representatives of the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company to discuss road matters including the Sand Lick to New Hippe road. Officials hope a deal to finish the road by summer will allow overhaul of the Princeton to Bluefield route and repair of the Athens road. Eighty-eight registrants appear for physical tests as the draft board prepares to send ten men to Camp Lee between Feb 24 and 27. James Robinson is jailed in Beckley on a second liquor law violation, after being indicted by the grand jury on bootlegging charges.
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Bonding Company
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Sand Lick
New Hippe
Proad
Camp Lee
James Robinson
Beckley
Robinson
McComas
County
Mrs Jennings Stricken. Funeral Plans Unclear
Captain Marion Jennings of Norfolk and Western announced that Mrs. Jennings became seriously ill in Bluefield, with her condition described as critical for a day or two and life nearly despaired of, though the report ends with uncertainty on her fate.
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Jennings Serious
Marion Jennings
Norfolk and Western
Peterson's Ointment Claims Quick Eczema Relief
A Buffalo reader testifies of years of eczema agony ending within a month of using Peterson's Ointment. The ad features a torrent of testimonials and a money back guarantee promising relief from eczema pimples salt rheum and various skin ailments for 20 cents per box.
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Peterson
Geo. C. Talbot
Penfield St
Buffalo
N.Y
Tim
Mrs Jennings Improves After Illness Complications
Two doctors attended Mrs. Jennings as her long heart ailment showed a complicated case. He reported her condition yesterday afternoon was improved despite ongoing concerns.
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Jennings
Slackers Exposed by Medieval Hospital Trick
A 14th century tale notes impostors posing as patients to loaf in a hospital at Verceil. Cardinal de Bari sends Petrillo to test wounds, who pretends to cure ulcers with a human grease ointment and threatens a deadly lottery. Fear drives patients to claim recovery, freeing beds for genuine cases.
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Atres
Cardinal de Bari
Verceil
Petrillo
Bulldog Mack Fights Porcupine In Walla Walla
Mack the bulldog owned by Mrs Charles Wright of Rule School, Walla Walla Washington, was chewed by a porcupine during a clash while protecting her chickens. The dog required chloroform and hundreds of quills were removed with pincers. Mack has a history of defending the coop against badgers snakes and coyotes.
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Mack
Charles Wright
Rule School
Walla Walla
Victoria Cross awards throughmodern war years
Since its creation after the Crimea the Victoria Cross awards have been scarce. Before the present war 522 recipients had been named in total and in the last three years 317 men have earned the decoration.
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Crimea
Hennig Denounces Treason Charge in U S Court
Paul C H Hennig a naturalized German testified emphatically to loyalty in Brooklyn federal court where he faces treason charges for allegedly mutilating gyroscopes built at the FE Bliss munitions plant where he once was foreman He claimed workers and inspectors were lax and that he warned of gyro part flaws while denying the traitorous intent.
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New York
Paul C. H. Hennig
United States
Brooklyn
FE. W. ‘Bliss
United Navy
Sam
Hennig
Austria May Make Peace Near in Separate Accord
London dispatch says a Daily News lobby correspondent reports facts making a separate peace between Austria-Hungary and the entente much nearer. Austria shows great reluctance to fight British and American troops on the western front.
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Austria
London
The
Daily News
Austria-Hungary
Honest Man Inspires Passenger to Deliver Nickel
A man in a corner seat asks a woman to give his nickel to the conductor when he arrives, claiming honesty as motivation. She hesitates then delivers the coin, rides past her stop to pay the fare, and returns home with a chastened temper, while her husband jokes about the extra cost. The conductor never notices the repayment.
Half Way Work Degrading by Modern Builders
A critique urging better craftsmanship over half finished modern work. Ruskin is cited to argue that no building shows best effort, calling for true hard work, avoidance of hollow decoration, and genuine respect for design rather than imitated medieval replicas.
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Ruskin
The Intense Arctic Sunlight and Eye Protection
The article describes the inland ice glare in Arctic summers, comparing it to sunlight elsewhere and noting its extreme intensity. Explorers wear smoked glasses and fur bands to shield their eyes, with sleep hindered until storms reduce the glare and the sky becomes a gray, opaque light.
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Arctic
Century Magazine
The Dingonek Monster of Lake Victoria Explored
Wide World Magazine declares a large aquatic monster in Lake Victoria Nyanza and its tributaries. It resembles a prehistoric dinosaur, with no bone or skin specimen to confirm its nature, yet authoritative witnesses insist on its existence.
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Wide World Magazine
Lake Victoria
Nyanza
Mystery Item Prompts Shop Clerk in Dry Goods Store
Mrs. Crossley examines a counter display at a dry goods emporium and asks what an unfamiliar object is used for. The clerk admits uncertainty and suggests it may be intended as a Christmas gift.
Hackett Named General Director of Amusements
James K. Hackett, actor manager, was appointed general director of amusements for the Knights of Columbus committee on war activities. The appointment was announced in Washington on February S.
Canadian Women Set Example To Sisters In The States
The piece lauds Canadian women’s wartime service in labor traditionally held by men. Nova Scotia, Halifax, and Nova Scotia’s farms show women filling roles from hotel dining to apple harvests. Canadian Pacific Railway trained thousands of women for office, cleaning, and onboard tasks, reflecting bold duty over romance as wartime needs rise.
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United States
New York City
Canada
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Bay of Fundy
Canadian Pacific Railway
Moose Jaw
Jean Ells
Knights of Columbus set to stage plays in training camps
The organization will coordinate dramatic talent in training camps and naval stations and produce plays at recreation stands. After completing work in the United States, Mr. Hackett will head to France to direct the effort there.
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Knights of Columbus
United States
Hackett
France
German Trenches Raided and Prisoners Taken
Official statement reports a successful raid last night on German trenches southeast of Hagle Court with eleven prisoners including an officer. Patrol clashes yielded enemy casualties southeast of Lens while artillery activity occurred near Ypres and Ephy with no further details.
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London
Haglecourt
Lens
Neighbhorborhood
Ephy
Ypres
Czernin and Hertling Collusion Aimed at Sowing Discord
London reports that Czernin and Hertling staged speeches to drive a wedge between the allies rather than secure peace. Earl Curzon, speaking in the House of Lords, said no effort had been made to meet the allies minimum demands in the throne address debate.
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Czernin
Hertling
London
Count von Hertling
Count Czernin
Rathe
Earl Curzon
House of Lords
Don't Fuss Over Trifles Warms Nerves Against Small Worries
Column urges women to stop magnifying minor mistakes and fretting over daily irritations. It argues worry poisons body and mind, advising to resolve issues and move on, noting 2,100 Chicago saloons closed due to wartime Sunday restrictions.
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Jessie Roberts
Houston Post
Premier Cémaneau and the charitable doctor tale
Paris correspondent recalls Clemenceau as brusque yet kind hearted. He offered free medical advice to the poor daily and, in a humorous anecdote, tested a patient in distress by asking the decently dressed doctor to strip in the ante room. The patient sought help for his sister’s job claim at Clermont.
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Memenceau
Paris
Annte-Chamber
Clemenceau
Fiist
M. le President
Clermont
Driving Cattle by Motor A New Use for a Car
A midwestern cattle dealer uses a motorcar to drive large herds at night to reduce stress. He leads the herd with a searchlight and horn, moving quickly along roads. Westward roundups also employ motor vehicles, shifting the old cowboy image toward mechanized herd handling.
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Far West
Tax on every fortnight's growth under Elizabethan rule
In the reign of Queen Elizabeth every freard of a fortnight's growth faced a special tax, reflecting fiscal practices of early modern governance and taxation.
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Elizabeth
Welch News Mre T P Henritze Hosts Valentine Party
Mrs A L Haner of Norfolk honored as house guest with about twenty five attendees. Guests played a name guessing game featuring twenty two notable figures including Pershing Hoover Garfield Ford Clark Wright. Refreshments centered on brick ice cream cakes and pink white decor.
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Mre
T. P Henritze
A. AL. Haner
Norfolk
Bonoree
General Pershing
Hoover
Garfield
Mia
Carrie Chapman Call
Joshua Evans Cowles
Mayo Syethes
Henry Ford
Champ Clark
Harold Bell Wright
Helen Henritze
Glycerine Mixture for Appendicitis Promoted by Local Druggist
Bluefield residents are told a simple Adler-ika mix of buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients can flush the entire bowel and relieve sour stomach gas constipation while preventing appendicitis. Druggist T. Frank Mastin endorses its instant pleasant action and claims it leaves the stomach clean and strong.
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Bluefield
Adler-ika
Devtors
T. Frank Mastin
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